Author's Note: Hey you guys, I am back with another upload.. Obviously.. It's taken a hot minute but I have to do what I can. Therapy has been okay but it's not giving me the results that I need. They are about to stop it and move on to the next option. Pain management or surgery, that's fun.. Not. Part of me wants to bite the bullet and have the surgery. I want this pain and discomfort to stop. Meh. That's really all I have to update, not much has been happening since then.. I wonder if anyone guessed correctly on who Daisy went to see.. See you at the bottom.

Pairings: OC/Maria and other pairings..

Rating: M for mature events that will appear throughout the story..

I own nothing except for any OCs that I use and the story itself. All the other characters belong to themselves, obviously, and Impact Wrestling/WWE/whatever. This story is complete fiction. AU (Alternate Universe)

NOTE: This is Femslash.. don't like don't read..

Maria's POV

Thursday Night..

"I didn't expect them to throw you in a management role at the last second, you did great. Have you ever considered being a valet?" I heard Mike ask me while we were heading into the parking lot. Despite everything that's happened recently, I am having a fantastic time trying to find my place. Tonight was only suppose to be a signing however I got asked to manage a wrestler that was competing tonight. Turns out that it was one of Bennett's friends, his name is Matt Taven, who happens to also work for Ring of Honor. I haven't dabbled much in managing other talents, but I did enjoy the experience.

"Thanks. I hadn't really considered it until now, I am always so used to wrestling." Or being a backstage interviewer, I think that for my first couple years in the business alongside wrestling occasionally.

"You're perfect at both. I could really use someone like you as my manager.. I mean.. It would be pretty cool." I appreciate all the comments for sure but I am one hundred percent sure that he is flirting with me. He's kinda cute whenever he's nervous, I seem to have that effect on him.

I don't want to make things awkward but I gave a small chuckle as my mind was picturing my woman back home. I might be a little mad at her right now, that doesn't change the immense love I have for her. "You're hilarious. There's someone for sure that I would manage in a heartbeat.. You might get a chance eventually." I think we would make a great heel power couple, I've never been given the chance for a heel run before. Playing the bad girl is sexy though, Daisy's good at that too. Our chemistry would be unmatched. "Where's the place we are going?"

We got out to the parking lot, I didn't really see anyone else so I assumed they left before us. "Taven is suppose to send the address shortly. If you allow me, I will drive you there." I'll give him props for being a gentleman.

"Okay sounds good." Mike gave me the prettiest of smiles as I followed him to where his car was located. The feelings I had before the show had faded away and all it took was this man being a good person. Granted, I doubt he would have approached me without a good enough reason. The taller man walked over to the passenger side and opened it for me. "Thanks." That smile is hypnotizing, why am I so relaxed around a stranger? Well he's not a stranger but all I know about him is his name. He joined me inside the vehicle. I decided to not let the drive get awkward and asked, "What's it like being in Ring of Honor?"

Bennett didn't answer me straight away, it seems he's lost in thought. "Hmm.. It's like a big happy family, I always feel like it's my home away from home. I am sorry that you didn't feel that way down at TNA."

"My home is down in Florida, so I'll be around. It's not my place to shine." That domain belongs to Daisy and I don't want to take the spotlight away from her and all my friends that worked their asses off weekly. Although the thought has crossed my mind many times to sign that contract again, I still don't think it's my time down there. She's my home.

"You would shine anywhere. You have always had that presence."

"Is it because I am pretty?" I decided to tease and ask which got his face to start turning red. He's not like a lot of guys, he's not full of himself from what I can tell. He seems to be timid around women.

"N-No. Not saying that you aren't, you're gorgeous but you are so talented." Mike couldn't turn his head to look at me, I could tell that he was embarrassed. His focus was on getting to the destination, a night out sounds great. All the others that I met at the show seem pleasant enough.

"Relax, Mike, I am just messing with you. I am hoping this little journey will help me figure out where I belong in the business." WWE is mainly out of the question, if the contract was decent enough perhaps one day. I would be travelling way too much, I wouldn't have any time with my family, and my girlfriend. That was one thing I adored about TNA, they hardly go to other locations for now. Rumors backstage is that they are going to start touring soon or maybe working with indy promotions. I don't know how true that is though.

"Maybe you would like Ring of Honor, I mean, we only have two women signed right now. It might be worth a shot." I wonder why ROH doesn't have a women's division. I am not too familiar with the product. Maybe I should figure out where I can watch it, I have a friend I can cheer on now. As long as it doesn't run at the same time as TNA, I am down to watch.

"You think so?" ROH never crossed my mind.

"Anything is possible, right." He did say that he would want someone like me to manage him, perhaps that could be a possibility. We will have to see what kind of chemistry we got. At the next redlight, his blue eyes scanned his phone and let out a scoff, "...Damn it, so bad news."

"What?"

"The guys bailed and decided to go out drinking instead.. Do you want me to take you back to your car? Or we could go get something to eat still? N-not a date, just as friends." Why do I think that this was some sort of plan? I am not sure if he's the type to scheme. He honestly seemed disappointed that his friends bailed on him. I don't want to go out drinking, not my cup of tea much anymore. I know that I have nothing to worry about but my brunette is the only person I'll drink with. I know he said it wasn't a date but I should probably let him know about her.. I don't want to give the impression that I am leading him on or something.

"Sure as friends." The only thing I heard in response was a sigh of relief. "There's someone back in Florida who would have a major problem if this conversation was heard."

"Oh lucky guy.." Bennett mumbled, while keeping his eyes on the road. I could hear the disappointment in his voice.

"She's very lucky. I am lucky to have her too." That got his attention to turn over to me for a second, but he didn't seem to be too surprised about it. Daisy would murder anyone that looks at me the wrong way, it's cute but sometimes the jealousy is annoying. I can't say much, AJ was about to get these hands if he was actually trying to get with her. She's mine. After everything that happened, I'd be damned if someone else was going to sweep her off her feet.

"Sorry.. I didn't mean to offend." He was quick to say.

"You didn't. My sexuality is public but our relationship is on the downlow at the moment." Last thing I want right now is to have my relationship public to the world. Don't get the wrong idea, I am not ashamed of who I am or who I am dating, it's just not a good time. With all the drama going, I can imagine us going public would be the worst thing. That witchy bitch would do something about it. I want the drama to stop. How hard is that to ask?

"Right. You only dated one woman while you were with WWE right. That was you, wasn't it?" Oh my, someone has done their homework about me. Then again, that was a big deal back in the day. It had articles for days on end, no one ever got the information correct though. Not until some time after we had broken up.

"Yeah. Her name is Daisy Sanders, she's a Knockout down in TNA right now. She's also currently my girlfriend and pretty much, Daisy's stuck with me. I am stuck with her too." I wonder what my lover is doing right now, I hope that she's holding out okay. That whole thing with Katarina was pretty bad. I didn't want to think anything negative but thinking of her always brought a smile to my face. I surprised myself with how easily I am able to talk to Mike about my personal life. It's like I've known him for years when in reality, it's only been a couple hours. It's so weird.

"I see. I remember seeing her on tv as well." We arrived at the restaurant that was originally going to be a meetup spot for the other wrestlers. Now it's just the two of us, that doesn't matter to me. I am pretty hungry myself. I haven't been taking the best care of myself. I don't remember the last time that I had a decent meal. We managed to get a table in the corner of the place, it wasn't that crowded being that it was in the late evening. The two of us really didn't say too much for a few minutes. I don't know how to spark a conversation at this exact moment. I wonder what he could be thinking.. "Thank you." He spoke to the waitress who brought us our drinks and our appetizers, a plate of mozzarella sticks.

It smelled so good but yet I was hesitating to eat any of them. I watched Mike grab a couple sticks and place them on his own place. I finally decided to take one and nibble on it, they were pretty good tasting. This man was a mystery to me. I watched as he took his fork and knife, and started cutting them into pieces. "Why are you cutting your mozzarella sticks with a knife? That's so weird."

He seemed to smile awkwardly at my outburst while I laughed at his shenanigans. "Trying to get you to laugh. I guess it worked.."

"It did. So tell me about yourself, Mike, since you seem to know about me a bit." The small amount of tension at the table had subsided and the man started telling me all about himself. A few genuine laughs were starting to leave me, he's pretty damn funny if I say so myself. We spent about an hour after we had finished eating just chatting about everything and anything under the sun. I feel safe being around him, he's very comforting. I never told him a single thing about the drama but Mike knew that I was carrying a lot of weight around. After we got back to the parking lot, he nervously asked for my number. He reassured me that if I needed to talk to anyone that he would be there. I see nothing wrong with having another friend. There was going to be a long drive home..if only I had someone to keep me company.

Friday afternoon..

Everything still felt so surreal, I hadn't really been home since the last time that Daisy and I were here visiting my folks. Not going to lie, it was pretty lonely being here without her. I hate sleeping in my bed alone. I hate not hearing her little snores whenever I would wake up first. I hate the fact that I am not hearing a smartass remark every minute about god knows what.. I miss her so god damn much but I am not sure if I am ready to forgive her.. I know that I am not ready to forgive Candice, she betrayed me in the worst way. She was there with me while I suffered, I was in that dark place that I was afraid of drowning in. One of my closest friends, who supported me through thick and thin… was always down there with her. She always lied to me, she lied to everyone about her whereabouts. Maybe it was my punishment for being a coward, I never even attempted to check on her and vice versa.. Who knows, I don't care about there being no romance between the two. I want to believe that to be true. I left that traitor down there with her, she made a promise to protect Daisy while I was gone. I was a fool, how do I know she's not trying to seduce her while I am away? The only person that should be fucking her is me, no one else. I don't care who the fuck they think they are.. She's mine. I love her.. but yet, I ran away and left her all alone. Do I even want to return there? All of my friends are there, but.. but.. those three are lurking around. That bitch ruined every ounce of happiness that I had, the night before was nothing but pure bliss.. I want to go back to that night, everything was so perfect.

I wasn't a fan of taking an afternoon nap but I was so mentally exhausted. The moment I got home, I crashed. I wasn't expecting to stay out as late as I did with Mike, for the last two hours, it was only the two of us. The thing was, there was a sense of comfort that I felt with him that only Daisy has ever brought me. For a short amount of time, I had forgotten my sorrow and could genuinely smile. This isn't right, she's suppose to be the only one that makes me feel this way.. Yesterday he was a stranger and now, it's like we have known each other for a lifetime. Of course, Mike tried his shot but I quickly shot him down.. I am in a relationship after all but is it going to crumble down like before? I don't want that. I don't have the courage to face her yet. I looked down at what was beside me and smiled slightly, I remember the day that Daisy won me this.. Although I had to help her, my girlfriend was determined to win something for me at that carnival. God… that was five years ago. I decided to lay back and my arms snuggled the stuffed animal for dear life, she's not here. Speckles will have to suffice for now. There was a lot of buzzing coming from my phone and at first, I wanted to ignore it. However there was something that made me reach over to pick it up, I had several missed calls from the girls. Let's see, one from Velvet, two from Christy, one from Lauren..and the last one was from Lisa. Why would all of them be trying to call me? I noticed that I had an unread message from Mickie and one from Mike. I decided to read the one from Mickers first, there seems to be something going on, it would be too weird for all the girls to check up on me at the same time. 'I can explain..' It was about ten minutes after all the phone calls had taken place. I slept through five phone calls.

'What are you talking about?' I was confused, I am oblivious to whatever is going on down there. I bet it has something to do with that bitch.

The message was immediately read as I watched her type out a message. 'Oh.. none of the girls have talked to you yet.'

'No. I missed all their calls. Why what's happening?'

I feel very uncomfortable right now, something has happened and deep down, I know for a fact that it has to do with Nicole.. Why else would everyone be calling me like this? Oh god, is she okay? What if Katarina has gotten a hold of her again? 'Right. I don't know why else they would be calling besides what happened yesterday.. I am not going to lie, what you told me last week kinda got the better of me.. I kinda… confronted Daisy.'

'Confronted.. How?' I don't like how that is phrased. Mickie is my best friend and she promised me to look after my girlfriend while I was gone since I can't trust Candice to do it. Yet she's probably sharing a damn bed with my girlfriend.. Compose yourself and don't jump to conclusions until Mickie clears things up.

'Well before you guys got back together, I invited Daisy out for breakfast.. It was awkward at first but I threw all my cards on the table. I wanted forgiveness and she did just that, surprisingly. I told her that if you guys ever got back together and she broke your heart, I would deal with her myself.. Well and I.. at the gym, I kinda beat her ass..'

'You WHAT?!' Jesus Christ, I had one best friend fucking my girlfriend and now I have one beating her..

'I'm sorry, I was so angry about what she did. I know that's not what you wanted of me… I wanted her to get the message that I was serious with what I told her. I am ashamed mainly because Natasha was there and witnessed the whole thing. Katarina was there too...' My mind couldn't form a proper response, you really had to hurt my girlfriend.. Was that the best solution Mick? At least, she isn't lying to me unlike some people. That name is making my blood boil, why in the hell was she there? Another message came through, 'She stepped in and protected Daisy from me.. I don't know what she's trying to accomplish. I have a theory that she's trying to use Natasha in order to manipulate Daisy. She was listening to Tasha and faking those stupid smiles.. I am so sorry Ria, don't be mad.. I wanted to tell you myself.'

I went to type out a response but that's whenever my phone started ringing, I looked at the caller id and smiled. It read out LisaBoo, right, she had previously tried to call me. Something is telling me to answer this call, I feel like something more happened then what I learned from Mickers. "Hello?"

"Oh thank goodness, I am so glad that you picked up! Have you heard from Daisy?" Part of me wishes that I have heard from my girlfriend but the other part of me is still mad with her. She hasn't tried to get a hold of me since I've been home. I haven't tried to contact her either, god, it's going to be a repeat of those three years, isn't it? Are we really going to let that happen again?

"No. I have only heard from Mickie today, what's going on?"

"Okay long story short, Mickie had apparently attacked Daisy in front of Natasha, Katarina prevented the attack any further." That was something I was just informed about, I have to talk to Mickers further about all that. No one lays their hand on my girlfriend, even considering what was done behind our backs. "Tasha is backing up Kat's story so nothing can be done there. Christy showed us something going around on Twitter, you should have a look.. People have been tagging you in it like crazy. I don't know why because you guys aren't public."

"Mickie told me herself so I now know about the first part."

"I don't know what the hell has gotten into her recently, anyways just check your Twitter and don't overreact please." That gave me another uneasy feeling as I decided to do what Vic instructed. I haven't been on social media all day today so time to see what the fuck has gotten Lisa so frantic. It has to do with me or Daisy in some way, I wonder if this is what the other girls were trying to contact me over. Going through my timeline, I didn't see anything that screamed chaos so I decided to check the trending section. Of course, TNA was still trending from last night so that isn't surprising. My girlfriend was trending at number two and I expected to see Mickie at the third spot but instead it was AJ Styles. I don't remember anything about him on the show last night. Anyways I decided to click on Daisy's name, I am going to assume that it's gonna be her promo with Mick last night.. 'A TNA power couple that I can get behind. -heart emoji- AJStylesOrg FlowerPowerDaisy' The tweet read out. I noticed that a couple pictures of the pair were attached at the bottom. Breathe Ria, don't overreact like before with anything involving Styles. The first picture they were holding hands while Nicole was giving a very unsure smile, there's something about her face that bothers me. That smile seems very forced. The second picture was an embrace between the pair which screamed a friendly embrace. That's all this is right? The final picture was Daisy giving him a kiss on the cheek which does seem odd but not out of character for her. He is just her friend and I've seen them interact before and I was an idiot and jumped to conclusions. She wouldn't cheat on me, especially with a married man.. Daisy, would never right? I shook my head from side to side, get that stupid thought out of your head Louise. It makes my chest hurt even thinking of the possibility, despite what happened with Candice, it wasn't cheating. It was dirty, yes, but if she wasn't loyal.. Nicole would have moved on. That's right, this is just some bullshit gossip. "Did you see it?"

"Yeah. It's just some fan starting shit. Daisy wouldn't do that to me and plus it would have to be more believable to get a rise out of me." I could hear a loud sigh from the other side of the phone, Lisa seemed relieved to hear that statement. I love Nicole with every fiber of my being and I know that she feels the same, no doubt about that. I trust my girlfriend. That's the right choice. Candice on the other hand, that's a different game I am playing. The Black Widow didn't give an answer and the line went silent for a minute, something's not right. "Something is telling me that's not the only reason you are calling. Does AJ and Nicole know about this?"

"Allen does. We talked to him to figure out the full story. There is something that's telling me this isn't a fan. I feel like it's someone here, that account isn't that old and has very few retweets, pretty convenient, right? That's all we were able to dig up on it so far." Lisa doesn't act like it sometimes but she's very smart. I wouldn't like to think that someone that they worked with would sabotage two of their top performers.. Two names come to mind.

"It really does. Do you think Katarina is the reason behind this? Her and Daffney are the only two that I can think of to stoop so low."

"Of course, her name would leave her mouth." There was another person with Victoria and my blood instantly started to boil.

"AJ has personally cleared her of taking the pictures herself, her alibi is very strong. Katarina has so far been helpful in analyzing the account and everything. She's the one that realized it's a new account, made within the past week. It doesn't clear her completely by any means but she's been willing to cooperate thus far." There is no way that Winter would be innocent in all of this, mainly because this is targeting Daisy. She loves tormenting my girlfriend and I for some reason, this isn't beneath her. Lisa must be keeping a close eye on her. "Apparently Allen said that Daisy was knocking on Kat's door earlier in the day-"

"I will continue to state that I wasn't aware of why Nicole decided to do so, I hadn't spoken to her since I left Natasha and Daisy back at the apartment with Candice." That must have been after Mickie attacked her, my bestie claimed that Kat was trying to play hero. Why? It probably has to do with Natasha like Mickers said before, she's going to manipulate her like she had previously tried with Thea. "Hopefully you have talked to your so-called best friend, that attack was unjustified.."

"Lisa, what is your analysis on this entire situation?" I soaked in the information given to me by the witchy bitch but decided not to speak to her. I hate her and I know deep down, she is not innocent. This is her doing and she's playing innocent really well like before..

"That's hard telling, Katarina is quite the actress and it's fooled all of us before. There aren't many names that I could throw around as suspects so that's why she's with me. I don't trust her but keeping our enemy close could benefit if she's actually speaking the truth. Her intelligence is a must have and it's not like Natasha will let us do otherwise."

"Natasha seems to believe Kat's schrade-"

"I know precisely where that train of thought is going. The difference this time is that it's completely different from Thea, Tasha is a child. Even someone like me has a heart, she doesn't need to get involved with what's going on here." Bullshit. Flat out bullshit, I wouldn't put it past her to use Natasha in some way. If there is any way to manipulate Daisy, Katarina will manage to find it and use it to her advantage.

"It's kind of rude to interrupt someone whenever they are talking Katarina."

"We aren't going to argue right now. We will pretend to be on the same team… for now.." I could hear the bitch scoff while muttering a small fine, I feel like Lisa might intimidate her slightly. I mean she's probably the strongest out of all of us strength wise. This is going to be torture for all of them.. "Daisy's missing. Candice said she grabbed her shit and left after coming back from Allen's. Do you have any idea where she would go?"

That caused my heart to stop, everything felt like it was going numb. It seemed to slow down, a second seemed like several minutes. They've failed to keep her safe, she felt the need to run away from all of that. Does this in any way have to do with possibly going to confront Katarina earlier in the day? I don't know the full details but something had to have happened to make this the only option. Okay, think, where would Nicole go if she's feeling vulnerable and scared? "Okay umm.. I can see her possibly going back to Rena's. The only other possible option I could see happening is she goes to see either Trish or Ames, I can talk to them later."

"Would she possibly be coming up to see you? I know things are kinda rough right now but… you are a source of comfort for her as well.."

"I am not sure.. Let's hope it's one of those places or my house, you guys will be the first to know if she arrives here."

"It seems doubtful, it's not like Nicole to worry her little sister like that." Katarina had the audacity to speak again, but go figure she's making a valid point. How do I know that she doesn't have Daisy held captive somewhere? What if she placed her under another spell? She's very vulnerable right now and I am the reason she's in that state right now.. It's my fault, right? I mean.. What about how I feel? I'm heartbroken but I left her to deal with this psychopath by herself.. God I am a horrible girlfriend, was my response to the drama justified?

"That's true. I will be checking Katarina's room for any trace of Daisy, she's willing to cooperate on that matter." That still doesn't mean that she doesn't have her elsewhere. "I have some of the girls going to the airport to see if they can catch her. Thea and Tasha are waiting at the hotel and we are at the Impact Zone. I will keep you updated."

"Okay thank you, I will let you go and start calling Ames and Trish to see if maybe she contacted them." We said our brief goodbyes and I didn't bother to wait for some snarky remark from Katarina. God.. Why is all of this happening? Is she going to go back there? I am hoping she will get a hold of somebody soon. I need to know that she's okay, she has to be.. Why don't I try calling her? Would she answer for me? I am her girlfriend after all but she's probably afraid that I hate her. I could never hate the woman I love.. My phone still in hand, I navigated through my contacts until I got to her land and clicked it. I was one button away from calling her, but once again, I am such a coward. What is wrong with me? Why am I afraid to hear her voice? Am I afraid she will reject my call? Woman up Maria, this is the love of your life.. Don't make the same mistake twice. 'Hey babe, please just message back and tell me everything's okay. If you don't want to talk to me, that's fine. Message Natasha or Tryhard, everyone is worried about you. Remember that I love you, and we will get through this.. I just need a little more time. I really miss you.. I love you.' My eyes scanned the message for a solid minute as I managed to finally hit the send button and waited to make sure it was delivered. A huge sigh left me as I laid back down on the bed, my mind trying to process all the information that I have received. My girlfriend is missing, Katarina is apparently helping the girls with this whole scandal. I refuse to believe that she isn't involved in some way. Whatever game she is playing, Winter isn't going to win.. We will stop her like before, our friendship will always triumph over her witchy ass.. Speaking of friendship, I need to respond to Mickie and figure out what to do with her. But priorities come first, and that's to locate where the hell my girlfriend ran off too..

Daisy's POV

Saturday morning..

The first thought that went through my brain was how to calm down this damn hangover. I don't remember how much I drank but I haven't felt this shitty in a long time. My eyes managed to stare up at the ceiling, and blinked a few times. Where was I again? The only sound that was occupying the room was snoring, I wonder how I managed to drown that out all night. I turned my head to see who the person occupying it was, it was a man. Right.. In any other circumstance, I would have panicked but this is someone that I could trust with probably my life. I kinda feel bad, he didn't have any blankets, he was adamant about sleeping above the covers. I didn't want to disturb him, he had a few drinks last night himself but I wanted to get myself changed for the day. Moving the covers as cautiously as I could, I carefully threw my legs over the edge of the bed. "Oh hey, you're awake.." I heard a husky voice speak quietly as I snapped my head back to the blonde.

"I didn't wake you up, did I?"

"No, I have been waking up on and off for a while now." Those eyes were telling a whole story, they seemed confused and lost. They reminded me of mine for those years I was alone, they were almost lifeless. I understood him completely and I am a shitty friend for not reaching out as soon as this all happened. Katarina really stood in my way of being a good friend for a lot of people. I managed to stand up and walk over toward the suitcases that were on the chair and started opening them up. "You slept like a log last night, you must have needed that."

"Yeah, thankfully you have always been a safe place for me." I didn't even need to look back to know that he had that dorky ass smile on his face. It always warmed my heart so much. This is really starting to remind me of days in the WWE, it's all so nostalgic being by his side again. There are a few people missing but I can't help but to smile.

"I've missed you. You know that right." I heard from behind me as I turned around to meet a gentle embrace from my friend. Holy shit, I didn't even hear him climb out of bed. Maybe I was stuck reminiscing to notice, those times were way simpler despite what happened later on.

"Adam..." That was all I could manage to say and I returned the embrace that I wanted last night. We might have spoken very seldomly after I departed the company, but that night was the last time he saw me. With everything going on, I wanted to crumble down into the arms of a man I could trust but I needed to be strong. He needs me more. "I've missed you, you idiot. Can you do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Can you please put some clothes on, this hug went from heartwarming to awkward in seconds.." He quickly realized that the blonde was only in his boxers and broke the embrace, thankfully I would never have to worry about him taking advantage of me in a drunken state. Thank goodness.. "Thanks for taking care of me last night. I was probably a handful."

"Not at all. I apologize that I don't really have a guest room prepared. I wasn't going to put you on the couch either, it's not very comfortable." While he went over to his dresser to grab some clothes, I decided that I should probably do the same. This outfit reeks of alcohol and I don't want to think about drinking for a long while now. "Also sorry about that awkwardness last night, I seriously didn't recognize you at first."

"At least you still have great taste in women, I know that I am hot." I decided to remark smugly as I could hear a small chuckle behind me. Despite everything that has happened with the spell, I do believe that I am in the best shape of my career and I plan to keep it that way. I am back to the weight I need to be after months of struggles, everyone thinks that I was acting and doing whatever needed to fit that role. My skills most likely wouldn't have been good enough for such extreme measures but I will continue to play it as such. "I will pretend I didn't hear any of that last night though."

"Ames would kill me if she knew. You're such a little sister to the both of us."

"I am sorry that you two didn't work out, I was sure that the second time was the charm." I remember the hassle that Ria and I had gone through to get the duo back together. I literally thought that they were perfect for each other. Things don't always work out like a perfect fairy tale ending though, that's just the sad truth. Once I grabbed whatever I was going to wear, I asked, "Where's the restroom? I need to get out of this.."

"Down the hall first door on the left. Don't be sorry some things just don't work, hopefully Phil is treating her right."

"I am not Phil's biggest fan but I do care about Amy's happiness.." I stated the obvious as I followed Edge's directions to occupy the restroom. Once inside, I decided to undress so I could get the day started already, maybe I could go somewhere to work out. My ankle is feeling better since Mickie decided to stomp on it a shit ton. I hold no ill will toward the Virginia Native, she was only keeping that promise we made that day. "He broke Maria's heart twice."

"You knew about the second time as well, if it's anything worthwhile, I tried to talk her out of it after you left. He has a reputation for supposedly hooking up with a lot of female superstars. Mickie was a name thrown around but she said that wasn't true. There was a storyline someone pitched to make the pair a couple on TV but Vince dismissed it quickly. Kelly Kelly was the one apparently after Ria while the two of you were dating. A wrestler for another company named Traci Brooks and one named Daffney, who was in WCW.." His voice was on the other side of the door and it shocked me at first but it didn't bother me. Wait a second, Punk dated Daffney, if only he knew how crazy that bitch really was. I haven't gotten to know Traci that well yet, we have only talked a couple times so I can't say much in that regard. "I did some digging after I found out, I couldn't help it. I just wanted to know he wasn't going to break her heart."

"I found out from Candice, I ended up running into her after a house show got cancelled in Chattanooga a few years back. She was in Knoxville and somehow ended up at the club I was working at." Once upon a time, I wanted to cut off a part of my life that I hated so much and most of the people in it. All it did was give me bad memories and nightmares, one brunette managed to flip the script and put me on the right path. My decisions might have bit me in the ass later down the line, my stupidity might have cost me Maria once again.. I don't regret what happened back then if it wasn't for Candice, I might have never gotten a chance for redemption and that fateful encounter with Maria. "She's done so much for me these past few years, if it wasn't for her I wouldn't be wrestling again."

Flashback January 2010

"Candice, where in the hell are you taking me? Why can't I look?" I don't understand any of this, the brunette bombshell managed to convince me to take a week off from the force for whatever she has planned here today. She hasn't told me anything and pretty much made me put on a blindfold the whole drive there. I don't know how long I have been in this car but my curiosity really wants me to peek while Candice isn't looking.

"You will see, consider it a late Christmas present since I didn't get to come down around that time. We will be there in a few minutes." That practically gives me no clues as to where she's taking me too. But it's pretty sweet that the brunette is giving me a gift, my gift was small compared to whatever the hell this is going to be. My thumb brushed against the bottom of the blindfold, I really wanted to see where we were heading and I hope she isn't looking. "You peek and I will turn this car around. I promise that this gift will be something special, I went through a lot of trouble to secure it." Damn it, I thought I was being slick. I guess I will play along, this means a lot to Candy. What could it be? I can't think of anything off of the top of my head. How long have we been in this car for? I don't know what direction we started in or if we are even in Knoxville anymore. "You know, I won't be able to come back down for a bit.. probably until after I have the baby."

I didn't really think about that, she's about five months now. Ken has been giving her more resistance about her travelling since the brunette discovered she was pregnant. It's probably the safest option for her health. I won't admit it but I am going to miss her company but I will suffice until I can see her again. The decision to continue after having the baby is completely up to her; I will completely respect what she decides. There weren't any attachments or romance, that's been perfect for me. A relationship is something that I will probably never pursue again. "That's sweet, you are going to miss me and want to do something special. This better not be anything romantic Can-"

"In your dreams, this is strictly for you. I am just the mastermind bringing it all together." A confident tone laced her voice as I could merely nod my head in agreement. I also notice that she disregarded my comment earlier but I know deep down that she will miss me even if she refuses to admit it out loud. The next few minutes were spent in complete silence as my head was trying to formulate any possible location that we could be going. Where does she have to keep this hidden from me? What's so important? The car came to a stop as the former Diva released a sigh. "Ah here we are.. and no you can't take the blindfold off."

"How much longer?" I didn't get an answer but instead heard the sound of a car door closing. Am I going to be sitting here alone and oblivious now? This is driving me insane. Candice opened the car door and assisted me out of the vehicle. I felt her hand lace with mine as she led me to god knows where. "Cute. You never hold my hand." I decided to smugly remark as the pregnant brunette let out a scoff.

"Shut up. I should've let you run into the walls." I love getting under her skin, it's no secret that I enjoy it. I could hear the woman beside me opening up a door and the footsteps stopped. I halted so I didn't accidentally bump into her. "Hm.. This is perfect."

"What's perfect? Can I look now?"

"Impatient much, I suppose that you can look now." Thank god, I hate being in the dark about things. I lifted the blindfold slowly and my heart practically stopped whenever I looked at what was in front of me, multiple of them in fact. Her hand took mine once again as we walked over toward one of them. Once I got close enough, I reached out and touched the post that was almost frozen to the touch. "Come on, let's get in.." I parted my lips to speak but Candice didn't wait for my response and dragged me over toward the steel steps. So many memories were flooding through my mind, the years of practice and training, all the good and bad that happened inside. These feelings didn't fade as I reached over to touch the top rope and pulled it up to assist the other woman into the ring. "I miss this.. I know that you miss this as much as I do. Join me." A genuine smile formed on the older woman's face as she extended her hand out to me. I stayed glued to the top step, my body didn't want to move; this has caused me so much torment in my life. I wanted to walk away from this. "Please Nicole for me.." That was the sweetest coo I have ever heard that wasn't sexual in nature. Daisy, you need to calm down. It's a wrestling ring, it's only you and Candycane.. Breathe. Nothing's going to hurt you.

One foot managed to step onto the apron as my eyes stayed glued to the brunette in front of me. Finally I mustered up the courage to climb between the ropes and grab the eager hand that immediately drew me closer. "What's this for?"

"You. This is the TMX Wrestling Gym, it's outside of Knoxville but we will have it to ourselves for a while." I don't understand what's going on, why are we here? An empty wrestling gym wasn't definitely not on the list of places that I even considered. It's not like she can even compete in the ring in her condition. I am so confused. "I see the way you look at me whenever I like to reminisce about my career.. That look you give whenever you watch my old matches, like whenever you saw the match where I won the Women's Championship." The former Diva started speaking but with a sadden tone, that did a complete one-eighty from the smile I just witnessed. "You can deny it all you want but this place is in your blood. This ring is you. I refuse to sit back any longer and watch you run from what you were meant to do."

"I can't-"

"You can, but you are continuing to let those demons win. You realize that I have been through a lot of it by your side. I wasn't here constantly but I watched you battle those demons and win. Daisy, I watched you fill that hollow shell of a woman that was still my friend. Did you forget all the times I held you while you cried and attempted to drown yourself in bottles? The voices in your head that tormented your mind for years, do you hear them anymore? No. You are a changed woman Nicole, and right now, I am making sure that you become what Daisy Sanders is destined to be.. She's a damn good wrestler with a long career and a future hall of famer. Those bad memories shouldn't ruin the new good ones that you are going to make. This is you, now take the damn ball and run with it, don't stop.. Do it for you and do it for me. This is what you are meant to do." Every word was passionate in nature as I could only stare at the former Diva as I absorbed her words. This was meant to be my fairy tale, I was going to make it to the top. I wanted to be popular with my own name, not for who my mother was. A woman that millions of kids could look up too but then it all came crashing down. That castle was devoured by the flames and left in ruins, now the brunette is wanting to rebuild what remains into something new. Do I still want this? I have a promising career and I can protect and serve people being on the force. "I care about you, you know that. I only want what is best for you. That's bringing you home."

"Candy..." It was all I got to mutter out as I was caught by a surprise embrace from the older Diva. It was a short-lived hug but it was comfort that I needed. "I'm not sure if I am ready for this."

"That's a real shame, I didn't fly all the way down here for you to chicken out." Another female voice said behind me as I noticed a big smile across Candice's face. What the hell? How did someone manage to sneak up on us? There weren't any other cars in the parking lot. Wait.. wait just a second.. that voice.. I know who the owner of that voice is all too well. My whole body turned around to the corner of the ring and noticed not one but two familiar faces lurking there. The first woman was sitting up on the turnbuckle with a smirk on her face. No longer was her hair black, now it looks closer to her signature red hair that I've always known her for. Sporting new tattoos that covered her arms, her outfit reminded me of her old ring gear. "Mini me, I didn't take you as a coward."

"Go easy on her Ames, she's been through a lot. Although I didn't fly all the way from Toronto for you to say no." The blonde leaning against the ropes sassed, I am still trying to process what in the hell is going on here. Out of the blue, I am face to face with two of my closest friends in a wrestling ring. "Candice, I think we broke her."

"Where's my hug? You seriously are not going to hug us after years of not seeing your dumb ass." I watched Lita hold out her arms wide open as I practically ran over toward the corner and embraced the redhead. There was something so comforting about being in Amy's arms again, that fear and self doubt has completely washed away. My entire body relaxed into the embrace, I don't know if I want to let go. "Woah easy, you almost knocked me to the floor. I've missed you too Daiz. Phone calls can only work for so long but someone refused to give us her address.."

"I'm offended that Candice's been visiting for a while but not us.." Trish decided to add into the conversation as my eyes locked onto the Canadian beside me. Still as beautiful as ever, I personally think Stratus is aging like fine wine, well they both are. "Ahem. I'm waiting." She cleared her throat playfully but I took the hint and switched my attention to this blonde bombshell and hugged her as tight as I could. "Oh my, you give great hugs. You are looking as sexy as ever."

"You both are looking sexy as hell right now. What are you guys doing all the way down here? Not that I am not happy to see you guys, it's just unexpected.."

"Obviously that ruins the element of surprises, use that pretty head of yours.." Lita reached out and affectionately gave my head a couple small pats. Trish couldn't help but chuckle as I followed her eyes to look back at Candice. "Yeah. She's set this little reunion up."

"Have you not gotten the hint yet?" I shook my head from side to side as the brunette facepalmed with a disappointed shake of her head. "I am in no condition to help you train, obviously," she stated matter of factly while gesturing to her pregnant stomach. A light bulb instantly lit up in my head and those cogs started turning. I see a devious mind lurking in this woman and I do love it. I would have never guessed it. "You need motivation to chase your dream again and I got just the two to knock that sense back into you. I am going to sit back and watch, have fun ladies."

I blinked a couple times as I watched the pregnant brunette walk around me and toward the ropes once again. Trish was the one to hold the ropes up for her and she climbed out and safely went down the steps. My attention drifted over toward the other two former Divas in the ring. "Alright Ames, stop being a lazy bum and get down from there." The blonde spoke enthusiastically as she lightly shoved the redhead, who instantly lost her balance and crashed onto the canvas below. Okay that was hilarious, Stratus was trying so hard to suppress her own laughter while I couldn't contain mine. Amy's face was historical as her green eyes narrowed at her best friend. "You weren't suppose to fall, stupid."

"I wouldn't have if you wouldn't have pushed me, Patricia!"

"That sounds like an excuse to me." Oh here we go, I missed hearing them bicker like a married couple on a regular basis. The redhead scoffed with a pout and folded her arms across her chest. How in the world these two didn't at least date is beyond me, they are perfect for each other. Stratus chuckled and shook her head from side to side and directed her attention to me. "Get ready, I am first."

"Hold on, we agreed that I was going to be the first, babe."

"I didn't agree with that statement." The blonde said nonchalantly, completely dismissing the babe remark from Lita. Maybe I should just sneak away while they are busy arguing amongst themselves. Candice probably wouldn't give that luxury and I mean, she did go through the trouble of bringing these idiots here to do this. Is this something I really want to get involved in again? It's been almost three years since I even stepped inside a ring. The brunette is right though, I am not the same as I was whenever I left the company. My determination to pick up the shattered pieces of my life were all thanks to her and this is the final piece of the puzzle. Do I want to put this piece there? Perhaps I wanted to explore options further, but this opportunity is presented itself now. "Here, we will decide now." The blonde held up her hand as the redhead already knew where this was going; I was completely clueless.

"Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!" I turned to look over at Candice, who was entertained by their shenanigans. I can't believe my fate is being decided by games of rock paper scissors. I am not going to lie though, this anticipation kind of has me excited in a way. I haven't been in a ring with them since they retired and I want to see how I can measure up to them now. "Rock, paper, scissors, shoot!"

"Ha! I won Trishie."

"You probably cheated." Lita retorted with a wet raspberry as the blonde shook her head at her bestie's childish nature. These women are older than me by a couple years yet, I am the adult in this ring. A smile crept across my face as they both remembered that I was still watching them.

"I'm the best so it's only natural that I go first.. I gotta see if my girl has lost a step since she retired me." The redhead didn't look over to see the reaction on Trish's face, instead she took a couple steps forward. The blonde held up seven fingers and mouthed a 'not her' which got a small giggle from me. "You ready Daiz? I am going to knock some sense into you."

"We will see about that. I was the one to retire you after all." My cockiness was already showing through as Stratus signalled for the match to start. Everything was coming by almost instinctively and I knew that in these seven days, my life might change once again..

End of flashback..

"Candice was able to get Amy and Trish to come down and help reignite my fire for wrestling again. She's a sneaky vixen but I am so glad that she did." That week was so much fun, Candy had to leave that evening which meant the two former Divas were now crashing with me. Apparently the brunette had set it up to be that way on purpose, not that I would have minded either way. Everything that they sent me back to where I needed to be and I know that if I decide to retire, I have something as a potential back up career.

"I am so glad you rekindled that love for the business. You had all of us worried after you left, it was so hard to get in touch with you for that first year.."

"Sorry about that, it was wrong for me to do but I needed time. I wanted to get rid of that part of my life and for a while, that was everyone involved. That's not fair to do to my friends and I've been a shitty friend here recently with everything going on." All of that was the truth and I can't blame anyone but myself. I had finished getting dressed and opened the door to see a warm smile from the blonde.

"You're here now and that's all that matters to me." Edge spoke sincerely which got me to show a smile, we walked back into his bedroom and I went over to my purse and turned my phone on. "Where did you end up going anyways?"

"To TNA, I signed in October of last year. Hold on, I want to show you something awesome." I sat my phone down on the edge of the bed and practically ran over to where my suitcases were. I consider it a good luck charm so I take it everywhere whenever I travel plus Dixie would have my head if I lost it. A white strap made its presence known and I pulled it out of the title belt and showed him the front plate. "I've had this baby for over two months now and I've already held the Knockout's Tag Team Championships as well. Not too shabby for less than a year, huh? My next title defense is against Mickie and I'm super excited about finally getting my dream match with her."

"You're friends with Mickie again? That's great, she seemed remorseful after you left.. I might have to tune in to watch on Thursdays then.. When's the big match Champ?"

"We had a really good heart to heart a couple months back and believe it or not, Lisa has actually became a good friend of mine as well." I can't repay them enough for everything they have done for me and Maria while I was under that spell. I never in a million years thought that I would forgive them, let alone befriend them. He gave me a perplexed expression on his face, it's definitely not something I expected either Adam, trust me. "Long story, and as for the match.. I think a couple weeks.. They haven't specified yet. I don't think you would believe me if I even told you-"

'Here she comes again, like good medicine..Every step she takes, my blood is flowing.' A song started to play which got both of our heads to turn to my phone. There was no mistake in who that song belongs too. 'Her legs go on and on for days..' I can't believe it, she's actually calling me to talk. Edge reached over to grab the phone and held it out toward me, I haven't even had the chance to tell him back but that shit eating grin, he knows who's calling me. If the theme song wasn't obvious enough, my reaction probably gave him the answer. Am I ready to face her yet? Swallow your stupidity Nicole and talk to your girlfriend.. I grabbed the phone and realized it was a request for a video chat, okay, smile.. 'I can't keep going on this way... (Gotta get away! I gotta get awa-)' I managed to click the button but not before holding a finger over my mouth for Edge to see, the blonde quickly agreed. "Hey Ria.." There was my beautiful woman on screen with those bright green eyes shining through, her lips curved into a smile as soon as I answered. God I think I fall deeper in love even time I see her, if that's even possible at this point.

"Hey babe. I wanted to see how you were doing." I wasn't expecting her to be so calm but then again.. this space has given us back time to adjust. It's been hell and I imagine it's been for her too. Edge, of course, silently mouthed his input about her calling me babe. He's gonna have a field day with this, I can tell. "And uhhh did you ever get the text I sent yesterday?"

"No, honestly, I had my phone mostly turned off until a couple minutes ago." I noticed that I had multiple messages that I didn't bother to open, I assumed most of them were from the girls. Angelina, Velvet, Lisa and Tryhard had all sent messages but Maria was the most recent one. I decided to open and read the message, it has to have been important. 'Hey babe, please just message back and tell me everything's okay. If you don't want to talk to me, that's fine. Message Natasha or Tryhard, everyone is worried about you. Remember that I love you, and we will get through this.. I just need a little more time. I really miss you.. I love you.' The girls must have gotten a hold of her whenever I decided to take a breather and a long ass drive, this was a couple hours after I left. Perhaps someone thought that I was going to go to Maria's house. I definitely considered it but I don't know what to do or say, I fucked up majorly and I don't want to risk losing her anymore. My heart was so happy reading those last few sentences, she still loves me. Thank God. I still have a chance to make this right.

"I am worried about you, Nicole. I know about the gym incident and the Twitter thing." I wonder who told her about what happened, I have a hunch that the Virginia Native told her what's going on. Wait a second, what was that second thing my redhead was talking about. I didn't say anything for a second, her lips stayed parted like she had something else to say. After about thirty seconds, the redhead spoke again. "I-I wanted to let you know that I didn't believe it for a second."

"What Twitter thing?" I am still as confused as ever, I don't check twitter daily but whatever gossip is going around. I know it has to pertain to me somehow. What bullshit is trying to start? I am glad Maria doesn't believe it.

"Someone took pictures of you and Allen yesterday, trying to make it like you are a couple. It's been blowing up, hell people are tagging me in it." Fans really love getting under my skin sometimes, it's the risk that we take though being like celebrities. "The girls are seeing if it was still a fan or some sort of sabotage from Katarina. She's claiming innocence but I can't believe her bullshit for one second." She's a master of manipulation so I wouldn't put it past her to do something outside of the box. However this seems weird, I can't rule her out considering everything that she's done in the past. I'll discuss all that with her at the right time, I am not letting her get away with this.

"Things are just getting worse..I haven't checked it since Thursday night. You know I wouldn't.. I mean-"

"I know you wouldn't babe. Can I ask you something babe?" Ria was quick to cut me off which got me to sigh in relief, she does believe me. Thank goodness, I mean it would have to be more believable than someone like Allen. Now there was a point in time where she was jealous of how much time I was spending with AJ but I was doing the same with Jeff. If it was back then before we reconciled our relationship.. it might have been a different conversation.

"Anything."

My lover's smile faded as she asked, "Why were you going to knock on Katarina's door yesterday? Allen said that's where he ran into you." Okay so has Maria talked to AJ, or was this information that was passed to her. The girls must have talked to him at some point about what he knew. The only logical sense would be about the whole twitter scandal thing, I might need to call Allen and make sure he and Wendy are okay.

"...Umm, I was losing the fight and I wanted to give up.. I am just tired of everything. It was a moment of weakness.." That was such a shitty way to explain my feelings that day before Ria seemed to understand. Those pretty green orbs softened as she nodded in understanding. I don't want her to think I am blaming her, everything that happened was my fault. "Sorry to have worried you, I am in a safe place now. I am visiting a friend now."

"You worried your girlfriend a lot, you idiot.. Better be sorry. I can't lose you." My heart managed to skip a couple beats as I couldn't help but flash a genuine smile at her. God, I love her so much.

"I can't lose you either babe.. I promise I am better now." That was the truth and talking to my lady love again has strengthened that tenfold.

"Girlfriend! Woah woah since when did this happen?" Edge decided to exclaim while standing up from the bed. I bet he has a million questions, I suppose I really got to fill him in now. I plan on staying for a couple days if Adam wants my company. "You got some explaining to do young lady."

"Who's in the background?" The former Diva became curious as the blonde man decided to open his fat mouth. I was going to surprise her with him once I talked to her a little longer.

With a quick twirl of my fingers, the taller man came close to my side. "Oh this handsome idiot right here, this is who I am visiting." I moved the camera to show Edge, which got the redhead to smile so wide.

"Adam! It's been so long!"

"It has, you are still looking gorgeous as always." Wait a second, you aren't thinking about flirting with my girlfriend. I know where you sleep, mister. Nah, I know he's just messing with me. He is speaking nothing but straight facts though, my girlfriend is the most beautiful woman on the planet.

"Easy Stallion don't you hit on her too. She's taken.." Mine.

"You said you wanted to forget about that!" The blonde spoke dramatically which earned a chuckle out of me. I missed him so much, I wish that he could still wrestle. He's the best, don't tell him I said that.. His ego would soar.

"Babe, Adam hit on me-"

"I didn't know it was her, I swear.. Don't kill me in my sleep." That earned a laugh from the redhead beauty while she shook her head from side to side. I wouldn't put it past her anymore to murder for me, I don't want that to happen.

"Don't let it happen again mister, or we will have problems." She tried to sound intimidating but failed so badly, she's so cute.

"Yes ma'am, I will let you guys talk in peace." With that small statement, the blonde man walked toward the direction of what I presume is the living room.

"Nice seeing you Adam!" Maria shouted which got a smile out of the blonde man before he disappeared from my sight. "Hey babe.." She cooed, that got my attention back to the phone screen.

"Yeah?"

"I love you." God that melted my heart, part of me wasn't certain if I would hear those three magical words again. It makes me so happy that she still loves me. I know for a fact that those words are genuine.

"I love you too. I miss you." The redhead smiled big, a faint hue of pink washed over her cheeks.

"I miss you too."

"Can I ask you something?" I am going to throw all my cards on the table now, I have to know what's going to happen to us? Are we going to avoid the situation forever? I don't want too. She needs to know everything without Katarina lurking in the shadows. This was my fault, I should have gotten that phone back from her. I knew what information was on there and yet, it wasn't my priority. This way, we could have sat Maria down and told her, whenever the time called for it. It should have been as soon as Candy and I had our first private conversation about what happened. The second I found out Ken knew, that's when I should have grown a pair and told my girlfriend. Instead I decided to be a coward and look where that got me.

"Yeah babe."

"Next time we see each other, can we sit and talk about what happened?"

Maria seemed taken aback by my question and remained silent for a bit. That worries me, the last thing I want is to upset her. We've worked too damn hard for us; I can't let something like this tear us apart. "... Yeah. We.. we definitely need too." Her voice was laced with uncertainty but I released a sigh of relief. She flashed a small smile, I couldn't resist and smiled back at her.

"I agree. I don't want to run away from this, you deserve to know everything."

"Yeah. I'm hoping to come back soon.." I don't know how many more nights I can endure not sharing a bed with my future wife. It's awkward enough that Candice is continuing to keep a promise to her friend. We have been roommates since she left. The brunette is doing everything in her power to uphold that promise despite the redhead probably hating her guts. I do love spending time with AkiAnne, I have little brothers about her age. That's so weird to say, I am the oldest of six, only one is my real blood. Family is more than blood. I don't care what people say.

"I'll wait until you are ready. Have you found anything yet?" I don't want to feel like I am rushing for her to return home. I want her to find something to make her happy. Her feelings are more important to me than what she might feel obligated to do. She doesn't need to be tied down to me and I don't want her to feel that way.

"I might have something, I met someone that is going to try and get me in contact with Ring of Honor." That's another major promotion in the business, they would be stupid to pass someone like her up. She would make a totally good poster girl, I would hang it up on my wall. I mean.. I would anyways but you get the point. My wallpaper is good enough for me. I am her number one fan after all. Anyone that says otherwise can fight me.

"That's great news, I am excited for you."

"Thanks babe. I am going to hop off here. When will you be back down in Florida?" I wasn't expecting hours upon hours on the phone but this conversation does seem short compared to our other ones.

"Probably a day before the next show, I want to spend a few days with Adam. After that, I have some business to take care of for Dixie. I'll call Natasha here in a bit, I promise." I had approached the president of the company with an idea, she had given me the green light to talk to the person about it. I hope everything works out as planned. If so, this will be amazing. My mind wandered back to the little redhead that came into my life recently. God I am such a bad sister. I left without saying a word and now she's probably worried sick about me.

"Good. I'll call you later. I love you Nicole.." My heart is skipping beats again, only this woman can do this to me. Knowing that she will call me later, makes me feel at ease. I love hearing her angelic voice and maybe she feels the same way about me.

"I love you too Ria." We somehow managed to say our goodbyes and I was now looking at my wallpaper which is a picture of us. Everything is starting to get better piece by piece and hopefully it remains this way. I can't go without her again, I will not lose her again. My eyes met hers for the first time, I knew that was the woman of my dreams. That sounds so corny but it's true. Now I have a blonde man that could use a friend waiting somewhere in this big house, I need to find him. I need to fill him in on some more stuff because I am sure that he has questions. "Oh Adam! Where did you go?"

I found him watching sports in the living room but the second I was in his line of sight, he turned off the television. "How long were going to ignore the fact that you and Maria are dating again? That's kinda a big thing, Daiz."

"I was going to tell you whenever I was going to explain what's been happening. It's a long story. I wasn't expecting her call… we've been fighting.. This was the first time I've heard from her in a couple weeks." Edge gave me a sympathetic look, he seemed he understood that situation all too well. We have a lot of catching up to do anyways, so let's get him motivated to do something. I haven't worked out today and having a good partner would be ideal. "I remember a while back you said you had a home gym, you still got it?"

"Umm.. yeah.. I haven't really used it in a while though.."

"That changes today, come out. Work out with me." I went over to the Ultimate Opportunist and grabbed his wrist. I knew I couldn't pull someone stronger than me up to his feet but Edge took the hint and stood up. His eyes seemed confused, I know that he's in pain and a lot of it. This was something that we talked about last night, before I got too hammered to remember much of anything else. His condition is known as cervical spinal stenosis, it's a bone disease that narrows the spinal canal around the neck for his particular condition. It causes chronic pain and damages the nerves. Mainly caused through degeneration through the vertebrae and discs, the doctors refused to clear him and they made the right decision. Adam also thinks so as well, one bad fall and he might be standing in front of me today. I know it eats him up inside, this business is in his blood and I know that the Ultimate Opportunist will find his way back into the squared circle again. "What if I need a big, strong and handsome man to help me?" I decided to tease him by wrapping my arms around his bicep and gave him my best puppy dog eyes. "Please.. We will go easy, I promise."

"Okay okay, just stop giving me those puppy dog eyes. You think I am strong and handsome?" He decided to give me a cocky little smirk with a wiggle of his eyebrows. I boosted that big ego of his but I am not lying. I might not be batting for that team but I can admit that Adam is an attractive man. Girls would be stupid to think otherwise.

"Of course stupid, did I ever tell you that my mom wanted to set us up whenever I turned eighteen?" I don't know why I decided to bring that up, but it got us both to let out a laugh. It's the same day that I met Joan instead of this idiot. I wonder what would have happened if I didn't meet Chyna but instead met Adam.

"I am not sure.. Remind me.. Wait, how old have I been?"

"Twenty-seven I think. She thought you were hot." Apparently this man was my type back then, I would have preferred the more rebellious type. He would definitely have been if I dated men whenever I was with the company. There is a nine year age gap between the both of us, although I act more mature than him sometimes.

"Oh I am flattered, it would have been weird if we met earlier though.. Would.. you know.. we have dated?" Now I know he's trying to get under my skin, it's not working though. I find the whole hypothetical situation hilarious to think about.

"Not one hundred percent sure to be honest. I was questioning my sexuality a lot at that point. I was just great at filling the role of Randy's on-screen girlfriend so well. But by the time I was in WWE, I was certain of who I was.."

"I-" Here's where men usually blab about how I could have changed that, blah blah blah. He would never but I am going to continue and mess with him. I have no idea what Adam was originally going to say. I simply placed a finger over his lips to shut him from talking.

"No stupid. Do I need to call Maria again?"

"Uhh.. nooo.. Anyways, the gym is in this room.." He was quick to change the subject because for some reason the redhead scares him. Redheads can be scary in general. I am going to workout super hard today. I have some frustrations to work out. Edge is mainly here in case I need support but now Maria has given me a new strength that I refuse to give up. I am not losing this fight. Believe me. Katarina's not getting to me this time.

Wednesday Afternoon..

"S-sissy! You are finally b-back!" It was the first thing I heard as soon as the door opened, the redhead gave me an embrace which almost caused me to drop my suitcases. The redhead is so adorable whenever she's excited. "H-how was your trip?"

"I went to visit a couple friends, one was on the behalf of Dixie though. I had a good time. Did you have fun staying with Thea the past couple days?" The youngest Knockout has befriended my little sister and is very protective of her when it comes to the drama surrounding Winter and her bullshit. Natasha nodded her head almost shyly, a small blush appearing across her cheeks. I am happy she has a friend while she's visiting here for the summer. I have enjoyed getting to know my little sister, I wish there wasn't stupid shit going on so we had more time together. The former Diva finally made her presence known, with AkiAnne running behind her. "Hey Candi."

"Hey. Glad you are home. We've missed you." She spoke, a smile shining through. Something tells me that I am going to hear an earful tonight before bed. I haven't exactly been the friendliest to the former Diva ever since that encounter happened. It's not her fault. I wanted to blame it on her. I shut the door behind me and started rolling my things back to the bedroom.

"Da-dai!" The little blonde toddler cooed, following behind Tasha and myself. She's so cute, it seems that the little princess has missed me. I set my stuff over toward the wall, I will unpack it later. I have bigger priorities at the moment.

Aki had little grabby hands looking up at me, that face.. I can't say no to that face. "Upsy daisy, did you miss me Princess?" I picked her up which earned me a giggle from the toddler.

"She's missed you but Auntie Tasha has been playing bunches with her." The teenager has been amazing with her, she's so gentle and loves spending time with AkiAnne. I've noticed how many things in common we have and the opposites too. Natasha is so timid yet has a bigger heart than anyone I've ever met. She's intelligent and probably will go to an amazing college. She isn't sure what she wants to do after high school but I know for a fact, she will go on to do better things than I ever could. There was a sound that stopped my thought process, a couple knocks at the door. Who could that be? If it was one of the girls, they pretty much would have barged in. The door is unlocked. "I'll go get it." Candice said and disappeared from the room. It's probably one of the girls. I decided to occupy myself with Aki for the time being, she loves pretending to be an airplane. The way the blonde holds her arms out and giggles, it melts my heart.

"Oh? Hello. Is this not Daisy's room?" A voice spoke from the other room, deciphering it was difficult with all the happy noises the toddler was emitting. Whoever it was, is looking for me. Before Candice could say anything else, Natasha and I walked back out into the living room. My mouth parted open whenever I realized who was in the doorway. She didn't even need to take off her sunglasses for me to recognize her. "Nicole. It's been way more than a month, missy." Her hair was blonde, slightly messier than usual but that's the joy of having a pair of boys under the age of two. One child was resting peaceful in the stroller, the other was bouncing on her hip. She took off the sunglasses which got Candice to look back over to me. I think the brunette realized who's at the door now. I certainly wasn't expecting this, I don't think this is the best time for them to be down here. Showing up out of the blue, is definitely something she would do.

"Hey.. Ma." Something tells me that I am going to get grounded.

Author's Note: Uh oh spaghetti o's lookie who decided to pop up randomly, it's Sable. I guess Momma really does know best, why is she here though? Guess we will have to find out. This chapter does show a lot of growth for the Maisy relationship, whenever they broke up.. They didn't contact each other at all. It looks like this time is different and our lovely couple will sit down and talk things out. Will they mend their relationship? What role does Mike have? Is Katarina involved or actually innocent? Anywho, I will see you next update.. And maybe some of these questions might get answered.

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